DS 017: Pregnancy & Fitness with CrossFit Games Athlete Christy Adkins

This week we sat down with Christy Phillips Adkins, 8 times CrossFit Games Athlete, for a conversation on pregnancy and fitness.

Throughout her pregnancy, Christy has been soaking in ALL the info to make sure she's approaching this period of life & birth (the greatest athletic event of her life!) appropriately.

Whether you are a weekend warrior at your local gym or an uber competitive athlete, this episode has something for you!

Show Notes 

1:13 Giveaways!  In February we will be giving out two $30 gift certificates to Café Avalaun.  Leave us a review on iTunes or Facebook to enter!  Send us a screenshoot to [email protected] to enter! 3:13 – Christy Bio BIRTHFIT Prenatal Series 5:50 – Candace What’s Up Wonder Weeks Book 6:18 – Anna What’s Up Ganas Fitness The Winter Classic 8:56 – Christy What’s Up Training United BIRTHFIT Professional Seminar (Coming to Cleveland in May!) 15:32 – How Christy has been feeling during her pregnancy 20:12 – How Christy has been handling fitness during her pregnancy Expecting Better by Emily Oster Subchorionic bleed 27:50 – “Highlight reel” that is Instagram vs. reality when training 28:25 – Feedback from social media followers 29:51 – Instagram photo: coning during a strict muscle up 31:31 – BIRTHFIT Consult as prehab Movements to cut out during pregnancy 34:45 – What is coning?  Diastasis rectus abdominis explanation.  37:25 – You don’t have to pee when you jump rope! 38:20 – BIRTHFIT Functional Progressions 43:37 – Christy’s advice for athletes who enjoy being competitive Approaching birth like a big athletic event Book recommendation: Exercising through Your Pregnancy What you “should/shouldn’t” do / Intention 49:00 – Mindwork & Breathwork Belly breathing Mindset – Dawn Fletcher of MentalityWOD 54:22 – How are you preparing for birth? Birthfit Prenatal Series – Cleveland, Ohio 57:45 – How Christy’s husband is feeling about becoming a dad 1:02:00 – Getting back to competitive CrossFit after baby

Find Christy Online

Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/christyphillipsadkins/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/ChristyPhillipsAdkins/ Twitter – https:// twitter.com/ChristyPhill Training United (Beyond the Whiteboard) –  https://beyondthewhiteboard.com/coaching/trainingunited/

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